After 10-year truce, a major tax dispute looms over the trans-Alaska pipeline system

By: Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 1,075

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Is the value of the trans-Alaska pipeline system $2.8 billion, or $10.3 billion? Or is it $20 billion?

This week, a state review board will hold a formal hearing to determine which figure is the right one — with major financial implications for state government and the three municipalities along the pipeline system’s route.

At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes, equal to 2% of the pipeline system’s value, that its …

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